Coordinated Entry System Governance & Data

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The Coordinated Entry System is part of the Chicago Continuum of Care. Information about Coordinated Entry policies and governance can be found here. If you have a question about the Coordinated Entry System that is not answered here, please email the Coordinated Entry Team at ces@chicagococ.org or leave a voicemail at 872.296.5004.

Updated Coordinated Entry Policy & Prioritization Plan

The Coordinated Entry Leadership Team has approved a new Coordinated Entry Policy and an updated Prioritization Plan. The Coordinated Entry Policy includes expectations for programs participating in Chicago’s Coordinated Entry System, while the Prioritization Plan impacts how participants will be prioritized for limited CoC housing resources. The Coordinated Entry team is working to implement these changes, drawing on feedback from service providers, people with lived experience, and other system partners. T receive a copies of the new Coordinated Entry Policy and the updated Prioritization Plan, email the Coordinated Entry Team at ces@chicagococ.org or leave a voicemail at 872.296.5004.

Coordinated Entry Policies & Procedures

CE Policies & Procedures
Veteran CE Policies & Procedures
Gender-Based Violence Coordinated Entry Policies and Procedures

Coordinated Entry Prioritization

For the most up-to-date Prioritization Plan, email the Coordinated Entry Team at ces@chicagococ.org or leave a voicemail at 872.296.5004.

Coordinated Entry Data Reports

For the most recent reports, email the Coordinated Entry Team at ces@chicagococ.org or leave a voicemail at 872.296.5004.

Coordinated Entry Governance

Coordinated Entry Leadership Team

Coordinated Entry Communications

All Chicago Events Calendar
Chicago CoC Newsletters

HUD Resources

HUD exchange – Coordinated Entry System

Chicago Continuum of Care

For a copy of the CoC Community Standards, email the Coordinated Entry Team at ces@chicagococ.org or leave a voicemail at 872.296.5004.